• 열처리공학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.329-334
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• 2003

Microstructure and mechanical properties of $(Ti_{1-x}Alx)N$ films, Produced by the the Ion Beam Sputtering(IBS) method, were studied by changing the Ti, Al contents. The compositions of films determined by RBS were $(Ti_{0.75}Al_{0.25})N$, $(Ti_{0.61}Al_{0.39})N$ and $(Ti_{0.5}Al_{0.5})N$, and XPS binding energies of Ti2P, A12p and N1s shifted to higher energies than those of pure Ti, Al and N, which indicated that nitrides were formed. XRD results indicated that the NaCl structure for $$x{\leq_-}0.39$$ changed into amorphous structure at x=0.5. For films with $$x{\leq_-}0.39$$, the lattice parameter decreased in proportion to the Al content. Nanoindentation hardness value were above HV=3300 at Al content up to x=0.39. However, the hardness of films with x=0.5 abruptly decreased to HV=1800, and this lower hardness values were attributed to different crystal structure. Critical load(Lc) in scratch test showed 23N at x=0.25, 22N at x=0.39 and 22N at x=0.5, which indicated that films with different Al contents showed similar adhesion behavior.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.108-113
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• 2022

Purpose: Proton therapy has been used for optimal cancer treatment by adapting its Bragg-peak characteristics. Recently, a tissue-sparing effect was introduced in ultrahigh-dose-rate (FLASH) radiation; the high-energy transmission proton beam is considered in proton FLASH therapy. In measuring high-energy/ultrahigh-dose-rate proton beam, Faraday Cup is considered as a dose-rate-independent measurement device, which has been widely studied. In this paper, the feasibility of the simply designed Faraday Cup (Poor Man's Faraday Cup, PMFC) for transmission proton FLASH therapy is investigated. Methods: In general, Faraday cups were used in the measurement of charged particles. The simply designed Faraday Cup and Advanced Markus ion chamber were used for high-energy proton beam measurement in this study. Results: The PMFC shows an acceptable performance, including accuracy in general dosimetric tests. The PMFC has a linear response to the dose and dose rate. The proton fluence was decreased with the increase of depth until the depth was near the proton beam range. Regarding secondary particles backscatter from PMFC, the effect was negligible. Conclusions: In this study, we performed an experiment to investigate the feasibility of PMFC for measuring high-energy proton beams. The PMFC can be used as a beam stopper and secondary monitoring system for transmission proton beam FLASH therapy.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.378-381
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• 2014

방사선 그라프트 중합에 의한 이온교환필터를 이용하여 물에 포함된 미생물의 살균 효과를 연구하였다. 이온교환필터는 부직포 필터에 전자선을 조사한 후, GMA를 그라프트 중합시켰으며, 이 GMA 필터에 이온교환기를 도입시켜 이온교환필터(EtA, DEA, SS)를 도입하였다. 그 결과 이온교환기 밀도는 EtA의 경우 2.38 mol/kg, DEA는 1.79 mol/kg, SS는 0.75 mol/kg으로 나타났다. 이렇게 제작된 필터를 통해 E. coli의 살균력을 측정하였다. SS-diol 필터의 경우 log 4.65로 EtA, DEA에 비해 각각 약 3.00배, 1.10배 높은 제거율이 나타났다. 이는 상수처리 기준 3000 CFU/ml와 비교하여 우수한 결과를 나타냈음을 알 수 있었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제52권10호
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• pp.2410-2414
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• 2020

Heavy ions have a high potential for destroying deep tumors that carry the highest dose at the peak of Bragg. The peak caused by a single-energy carbon beam is too narrow, which requires special measures for improvement. Here, carbon-12 (¹²C) ion with different energies has been used as a source for calculating the dose distribution in the water phantom, soft tissue and bone by the code of Monte Carlobased FLUKA code. By increasing the energy of the initial beam, the amount of absorbed dose at Bragg peak in all three targets decreased, but the trend for this reduction was less severe in bone. While the maximum absorbed dose per bone-mass unit in energy of 200 MeV/u was about 30% less than the maximum absorbed dose per unit mass of water or soft tissue, it was merely 2.4% less than soft tissue in 400 MeV/u. The simulation result showed a good agreement with experimental data at GSI Darmstadt facility of biophysics group by 0.15 cm average accuracy in Bragg peak positioning. From 200 to 400 MeV/u incident energy, the Bragg peak location increased about 18 cm in soft tissue. Correspondingly, the bone and soft tissue revealed a reduction dose ratio by 2.9 and 1.9. Induced neutrons did not contribute more than 1.8% to the total energy deposited in the water phantom. Also during ¹²C ion bombardment, secondary fragments showed 76% and 24% of primary 200 and 400 MeV/u, respectively, were present at the Bragg-peak position. The combined treatment of carbon ions with neutron or electron beams may be more effective in local dose delivery and also treating malignant tumors.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제53권8호
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• pp.2767-2773
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• 2021

We used the GEANT4 Monte Carlo MC Toolkit to simulate carbon ion beams incident on water, tissue, and bone, taking into account nuclear fragmentation reactions. Upon increasing the energy of the primary beam, the position of the Bragg-Peak transfers to a location deeper inside the phantom. For different materials, the peak is located at a shallower depth along the beam direction and becomes sharper with increasing electron density NZ. Subsequently, the generated depth dose of the Bragg curve is then benchmarked with experimental data from GSI in Germany. The results exhibit a reasonable correlation with GSI experimental data with an accuracy of between 0.02 and 0.08 cm, thus establishing the basis to adopt MC in heavy-ion treatment planning. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov K-S test further ascertained from a statistical point of view that the simulation data matched the experimentally measured data very well. The two-dimensional isodose contours at the entrance were compared to those around the peak position and in the tail region beyond the peak, showing that bone produces more dose, in comparison to both water and tissue, due to secondary doses. In the water, the results show that the maximum energy deposited per fragment is mainly attributed to secondary carbon ions, followed by secondary boron and beryllium. Furthermore, the number of protons produced is the highest, thus making the maximum contribution to the total dose deposition in the tail region. Finally, the associated spectra of neutrons and photons were analyzed. The mean neutron energy value was found to be 16.29 MeV, and 1.03 MeV for the secondary gamma. However, the neutron dose was found to be negligible as compared to the total dose due to their longer range.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.151-156
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• 2015

In order to improve the properties of high-temperature superconducting wire for superconducting cable system, we optimized the electro-polishing (EP), ion-beam assisted deposition (IBAD), superconducting (SC) layer, and baking (heat) treatment. The buffer layer was deposited on electro-polished substrate with RMS roughness ($R_{RMS}$) less than 5 nm. The IBAD process was carried out at $V_{beam}$: 1100 V and $V_{accel}$: 850 V that resulted in highly crystalline film of $LaMnO_3$. Chemical composition of SC layer is key to higher critical current, and we found that composition can be determined by surface color of SC layer. We adopt a proprietary contorl system based on RGB analysis of the surface and achieved critical current of 150 A/4 mm-width. The proposed baking treatment resulted in decreasing of about 10% of fraction defects.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.101-112
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• 1989

The treatment planning and dosimetry of small fields for stereotactic radiosurgery with 10 MV x-ray isocentrically mounted linear accelerator is presented. Special consideration in this study was given to the variation of absorbed dose with field size, the central axis percent depth doses and the combined moving beam dose distribution. The collimator scatter correction factors of small fields $(1\times1\~3\times3cm^2)$ were measured with ion chamber at a target chamber distance of 300cm where the projected fields were larger than the polystyrene buildup caps and it was calibrated with the tissue equivalent solid state detectors of small size (TLD, PLD, ESR and semiconductors). The central axis percent depth doses for $1\timesl\;and\;3\times3cm^2$ fields could be derived with the same acuracy by interpolating between measured values for larger fields and calculated zero area data, and it was also calibrated with semiconductor detectors. The agreement between experimental and calculated data was found to be under $2\%$ within the fields. The three dimensional dose planning of stereotactic focusing irradiation on small size tumor regions was performed with dose planning computer system (Therac 2300) and was verified with film dosimetry. The more the number of strips and the wider the angle of arc rotation, the larger were the dose delivered on tumor and the less the dose to surrounding the normal tissues. The circular cone, we designed, improves the alignment, minimizes the penumbra of the beam and formats ball shape of treatment area without stellate patterns. These dosimetric techniques can provide adequate physics background for stereotactic radiosurgery with small radiation fields and 10MV x-ray beam.

• 대한방사선치료학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2004

목적 : 본 연구의 목적은 소조사면의 선량특성을 측정하며 콜리메이터의 위치에 따른 반음영의 변화와 중심선량의 분포양상을 측정하며 측외측정선량점의 변화에 따른 선량분포의 특성을 측정하여 최근 대두되고 있는 소조사면 방사선치료에 유용한 정보를 제공하는데 그 목적이 있다. 대상 및 방법 : 지멘스의 Primart 선형가속기의 6MV에너지를 이용하였으며 측정은 Farmer chamber와 Pinpoint chamber를 이용하여 심부선량율과 beam profile, 중심출력선량의 변화를 측정하였다. 중심선속의 변화에 따른 에너지의 특성과 반음영의 변화를 외측으로 2cm 간격으로 측정하였다. 측정은 $1{\times}1cm,\;3{\times}3cm,\;5{\times}5cm,\;10{\times}10cm$에서 측정하였으며 결과는 표준조건하의 측정값과 비교, 분석하였다. 결과 : Farmer chamber와 Pinpoint chamber를 이용해 $1{\times}1cm$, 10cm깊이에서 측정한 결과 두 측정기간에 소조사면에서는 $30\%$ 이상의 차이를 보였으며 조사면의 크기가 증가함에 따라 두 측정기간의 차이는 급격히 감소했다. 측외측정점의 변화에 따른 선량분포는 큰 차이가 없었으나 조사야의 크기가 감소함에 따라 $1{\times}1cm$에서는 약 $13\%$의 차이를 보여 조사야 크기에 따른 변화가 큰 것으로 측정되었다. 전체조사면에서 반음영이 차지하는 비율도 조사면이 적어짐에 따라 높게 나타났으며 $1{\times}1cm$의 조사면에서는 약 $50\%$가 반음영이 점유하는 것으로 측정되었다. 결론 : 세기조절방사선 치료를 위해서는 각기 다른 에너지 분포를 갖는 여러 각도에서 다수의 조사면를 필요로 하며 여러 복잡한 인자들이 관여하게 된다. 여러 인자들 중에서도 콜리메이터의 형태 및 위치에 따른 출력선량의 변화 양상을 정확히 측정하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 실험결과에서도 알 수 있듯이 측정깊이와 조사면의 크기 및 측정기의 종류에 따른 측정값의 변화가 매우 크게 나타나므로 양질의 세기조절방사선 치료를 제공하기 위해서는 특히 소조사면의 선량분포에 대한 특성을 정확히 측정하는 것이 매우 중요하다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.259-265
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• 2006

[ $RF-O_2$ ] plasma 처리한 MgO 박막의 스퍼터링 수율을 집속이온빔 장치를 이용하여 측정하였다. 가속 전압 10 kV의 Ga 이온빔을 주사했을 때 plasma 처리하지 않은 MgO 박막의 스퍼터링 수율은 0.33 atoms/ion, $RF-O_2$ plasma 처리한 MgO 박막의 스퍼터링 수율은 0.20 atoms/ion 으로 $RF-O_2$ plasma 처리한 경우 스퍼터링 수율이 낮아졌다. 또한 XPS, AFM을 통해 plasma 처리로 인한 MgO 표면의 변화를 관찰하였다. MgO 박막에 $RF-O_2$ plasma 처리한 후 XPS O 1s spectra의 binding energy와 FWHM 값이 각각 2.36 eV와 0.6167 eV 작아졌고 표면거칠기의 RMS 값 또한 0 32 nm 작아졌다.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.11-20
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• 2010

The effects of heat treatment on matte pure tin-plated Cu leadframes at high temperature and humidity conditions were investigated. After 1800 hrs of storage at $55^{\circ}C/85%$ RH, approximately 14.5 ${\mu}m$ long striation-shaped whiskers were observed on the surface of the without postbake treatment (WOPB) samples, while no whiskers were found in with postbake treatment (WPB) samples. The preferred orientations of Sn grains in WOPB and WPB sample did not change after the postbake treatment at $125^{\circ}C$ for 1 hr. However, both changed from (112) to (321) and (101), respectively, after 1800 hrs of storage at $55^{\circ}C/85%$ RH. The tensile stress of 8 MPa generated in as-plated sample was changed to a compression stress of 17 MPa after 2 days in room temperature storage. Due to the grain growth during postbake treatment, the WPB samples have more regular grains than the WOPB samples. In the as-plated sample, 0.32 ${\mu}m$ thickness of planar intermetallic compound (IMC) was observed. The IMCs in the WOPB and WPB samples had two distinct layers with large grains of $Cu_6Sn_5$ and with small grains of ${\eta}-Cu_{6.26}Sn_5$.